Rice Krispie Bars

 We added dried apricots, cranberries, and sunflower seeds!

Fun ideas: Have fun and go wild with the add-ins! Add dried fruit! You can even chop up your favourite candy bar and add it to the mix!

Equipment Needed:

1 large bowl
1 medium saucepan
1-cup and ¼-cup measuring cups
¼-tsp, ½-tsp, and 1-tbsp measuring spoons
1 wooden spoon
1 potato masher (greased or sprayed with baking spray)
1 8-inch square baking pan (covered in foil and greased)

Ingredients Needed:

3 tbsp unsalted butter (can substitute margarine)
1 bag (10 oz = 283g) white marshmallows
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
5 cups Rice Krispies cereal (can use any brand of crispy rice cereal)

Variations:

½ cup dried cranberries + ¼ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup dried cranberries + ¼ cup sunflower seeds + ¼ cup white chocolate chips
½ cup raisins + ½ cup salted and roasted peanuts
½ cup broken pretzels + ½ cup M&M chocolates
½ cup dried apricots, chopped + ½ cup almonds
½ cup broken pretzels + ½ cup salted and roasted peanuts + ½ cup chocolate chips + ½ cup SKOR (toffee) bits
1 ½ cups salted and roasted cashews + ½ cup KRAFT chewy caramels (15 pieces cut into quarters)

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the cereal and variations that you might want.

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the marshmallows and stir constantly until melted and smooth; this can take 8 - 10 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the stove and stir in the vanilla extract and salt.

3. Add the marshmallow mixture to the cereal mixture and stir well until all the ingredients are covered and sticky.

4. Pour the mixture into a prepared baking pan. Firmly press the mixture with the potato masher until even.

5. Allow the mixture to cool for 5 – 10 minutes. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Makes 16 bars.

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